''Mee ka tee'' (), also known as ''mee ka tee Lao'', ''mee ka tee Vientiane'', ''Laotian pork curry noodle soup'', ''mee kati'', ''mee kathi'' or ''mee gati'', is a Laotian

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and coconut milk egg drop

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originating from

Vientiane Vientiane (, ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Laos. Situated on the banks of the Mekong, Mekong River at the Thailand, Thai border, it comprises the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture and had a population of 840,000 ...

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. ''Mee ka tee'' is a noodle soup consisting of

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in broth with coconut cream, hand-pounded red curry paste, ground (minced) pork, peanuts and egg, topped with fresh shredded cabbage,

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, green onions,

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s and mint. Sometimes ''mee ka tee'' is served with Laotian puffed sticky rice and deep-fried sun-dried peppers. ''Mee ka tee'' in the Lao language literally means "''coconut milk noodles''". ''Mee'' means 'noodle', and ''ka tee'' means coconut cream/milk'''. It is said to be the sweeter and creamier cousin of ''

khao poon ''Khao poon'' (, ); also known as ''Lao royal vermicelli curry soup'' or ''Lao laksa'' and sometimes spelled ''kapoon, khao poun'' or ''khao pun'') is a popular national noodle soup of Laos. ''Khao poon'' is one type of Lao rice vermicelli soup t ...

'', or even a soupy version of ''

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''.

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